Thursday, April 21, 2022

春と鯛

I like little restaurants like Nozomi. It's got three locations and the one in Millenia Walk is very accessible to me and the friends. It's got reasonable pricing for lunches and such, and there's nothing to complain about decently cooked food. Time to meet J for a casual lunch on a work day. 

Nozomi currently offers a 'Spring menu' which listed tai (鯛) as their featured protein. Had a clear soup (鯛お吸い物; with tai of course, bamboo shoots and carrots) and a capellini tai tossed aglio e olio with yuzu olive oil and topped with ikura. I also couldn’t resist a bit of sushi, two pieces so as not to bloat the gut — negitoro and a piece of nicely seared hirame. That was satisfying, and easy on the stomach.

I realized I hadn't seen J for like... two months?!!! OMG. Hahahah. But we converse almost daily about work and such, so it didn't feel that long. We simply picked up where we left off… yesterday. Heh. There was just so much going on in the past few months that in a blink of the eye, it's almost May. The first quarter of the year has been done and dusted. We've even filed our taxes. Since traveling to Japan is a no-go now, comfort food and black coffee after at Tachihara felt consolatory.  

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